American Crimes

A man sets his sights on strip clubs, real estate, Iraqi currency, diamonds and even mind control technology.

An international crook steals more than 40 million dollars from investors and the US government through a sham computer company and bogus plots to build homes for the poor.

Philanthropist, diplomat, international man of mystery, and criminal Dr Henry Jones led a double-life that was unknown to all he knew.

Hedge-fund manager Samuel Israel III fakes his own death after defrauding investors of more than $450 million.

An Italian real estate developer romances a Hollywood starlet and misappropriates investor funds.

Marcus Schrenker makes millions; he's a Wall Street money manager and a stunt pilot; but clients say he's a con man who had the country wondering for days whether he was dead or alive.

A successful businesswoman is targeted by a serial grifter who poisons her for money.

California Congressman Duncan Hunter and his wife, Margaret, looked like the perfect political power couple but instead of serving the public, these partners in life conspired to help themselves to hundreds of thousands in campaign dollars.

A man sets his sights on strip clubs, real estate, Iraqi currency, diamonds and even mind control technology.

An international crook steals more than 40 million dollars from investors and the US government through a sham computer company and bogus plots to build homes for the poor.

Philanthropist, diplomat, international man of mystery, and criminal Dr Henry Jones led a double-life that was unknown to all he knew.

Hedge-fund manager Samuel Israel III fakes his own death after defrauding investors of more than $450 million.

An Italian real estate developer romances a Hollywood starlet and misappropriates investor funds.

Marcus Schrenker makes millions; he's a Wall Street money manager and a stunt pilot; but clients say he's a con man who had the country wondering for days whether he was dead or alive.

A successful businesswoman is targeted by a serial grifter who poisons her for money.

The Chatham County Detention Center hosts an inmate who faces a life sentence for murdering his spouse; another inmate's illegal business stands in the way of him graduating from the jail's strict substance abuse program.

One inmate is tested when he returns to general population after spending months in the segregation unit; another inmate vows to do damage because he feels like an outcast.

A planned romantic weekend turns into a nightmare for one young couple; a fight sends two women to segregation, and for one of the combatants, the isolation takes its toll.

One man prepares for life behind bars after running someone down with his car; another man must be placed in isolation for his own protection, after being accused of knowingly giving women HIV.

Correctional officers are outnumbered 10 to 1 and are constantly searching over 1,000 inmates to find their home-made weapons, which are very easy to conceal; hours after the Lock Up crew wraps shooting, an inmate is stabbed in the honor dorm.

Holman houses over 170 men who have been sentenced to death and are awaiting execution, as well as 360 who are serving life sentences without parole; all are living with the inevitable: that their only chance of getting out will be inside a coffin.

Of the nearly 1,000 inmates at Holman, the 200 most dangerous must be segregated from the rest; Bobby Gilbert, or "Snake", has spent 19 of his 43 years in the solitary confinement of Ad Seg. because of his violent behavior.

As the oldest prison in California, San Quentin is steeped in a violent history, so it has a set of regulations and procedures to maintain order; inmates often operate under a different code of conduct; gangs control "prison politics.".

Boredom reigns supreme for prisoners who spend endless hours, days and months confined to their cells; some have devised creative ways to pass the time; one inmate is creating a wall mural, but not with real art supplies.

The Chatham County Detention Center hosts an inmate who faces a life sentence for murdering his spouse; another inmate's illegal business stands in the way of him graduating from the jail's strict substance abuse program.

One inmate is tested when he returns to general population after spending months in the segregation unit; another inmate vows to do damage because he feels like an outcast.

A planned romantic weekend turns into a nightmare for one young couple; a fight sends two women to segregation, and for one of the combatants, the isolation takes its toll.

One man prepares for life behind bars after running someone down with his car; another man must be placed in isolation for his own protection, after being accused of knowingly giving women HIV.

Correctional officers are outnumbered 10 to 1 and are constantly searching over 1,000 inmates to find their home-made weapons, which are very easy to conceal; hours after the Lock Up crew wraps shooting, an inmate is stabbed in the honor dorm.

Holman houses over 170 men who have been sentenced to death and are awaiting execution, as well as 360 who are serving life sentences without parole; all are living with the inevitable: that their only chance of getting out will be inside a coffin.

Of the nearly 1,000 inmates at Holman, the 200 most dangerous must be segregated from the rest; Bobby Gilbert, or "Snake", has spent 19 of his 43 years in the solitary confinement of Ad Seg. because of his violent behavior.

As the oldest prison in California, San Quentin is steeped in a violent history, so it has a set of regulations and procedures to maintain order; inmates often operate under a different code of conduct; gangs control "prison politics.".

Boredom reigns supreme for prisoners who spend endless hours, days and months confined to their cells; some have devised creative ways to pass the time; one inmate is creating a wall mural, but not with real art supplies.

The Chatham County Detention Center hosts an inmate who faces a life sentence for murdering his spouse; another inmate's illegal business stands in the way of him graduating from the jail's strict substance abuse program.

One inmate is tested when he returns to general population after spending months in the segregation unit; another inmate vows to do damage because he feels like an outcast.

A planned romantic weekend turns into a nightmare for one young couple; a fight sends two women to segregation, and for one of the combatants, the isolation takes its toll.

One man prepares for life behind bars after running someone down with his car; another man must be placed in isolation for his own protection, after being accused of knowingly giving women HIV.

Correctional officers are outnumbered 10 to 1 and are constantly searching over 1,000 inmates to find their home-made weapons, which are very easy to conceal; hours after the Lock Up crew wraps shooting, an inmate is stabbed in the honor dorm.

Holman houses over 170 men who have been sentenced to death and are awaiting execution, as well as 360 who are serving life sentences without parole; all are living with the inevitable: that their only chance of getting out will be inside a coffin.

Of the nearly 1,000 inmates at Holman, the 200 most dangerous must be segregated from the rest; Bobby Gilbert, or "Snake", has spent 19 of his 43 years in the solitary confinement of Ad Seg. because of his violent behavior.

As the oldest prison in California, San Quentin is steeped in a violent history, so it has a set of regulations and procedures to maintain order; inmates often operate under a different code of conduct; gangs control "prison politics.".

Boredom reigns supreme for prisoners who spend endless hours, days and months confined to their cells; some have devised creative ways to pass the time; one inmate is creating a wall mural, but not with real art supplies.

The Chatham County Detention Center hosts an inmate who faces a life sentence for murdering his spouse; another inmate's illegal business stands in the way of him graduating from the jail's strict substance abuse program.

One inmate is tested when he returns to general population after spending months in the segregation unit; another inmate vows to do damage because he feels like an outcast.

A cell search inside the maximum-security prison results in some heated words and the discovery of a gang manifesto; inmates express their personal feelings in private to the cameras; one confronts his own mortality.

Inside Florida's toughest maximum-security prison a convicted murderer breaks down the ways of prison, while a young, fresh-faced inmate learns about them; another inmate mails a death threat to the White House and then carries out a shocking act.

Pendleton Juvenile is the last stop in Indiana for young offenders who have committed serious crimes; the staff there must always be prepared for the unexpected, and is determined to rehabilitate impulsive teens who are often angry and violent.

A maximum-security prison is responsible for educating and rehabilitating teenage gang members, sex offenders and juveniles with mental health issues; inside the razor wire fences, anything can happen, and some days are more chaotic than others.

The inmates at Indiana's Pendleton Juvenile Correctional Facility aren't sentenced in terms of years; they get out when they achieve certain goals, no matter how long that takes.

Five miles from the riverfront hotels and restaurants of Savannah, Georgia, is a more ominous site, a place where an inmate is severely injured and a friendship is torn; two soon to be brothers-in-law are accused of double homicide.

A jail program attempts to save shelter dogs from being put down; an Army veteran must face his own demons; pregnant and charged with murder, one inmate must decide whether to turn in a family member to save herself.

Grantt Culliver, warden of one of Alabama's toughest prisons, Holman Correctional Facility, doesn't miss a beat in getting into a disruptive inmate's face, but he's also compassionate and gentle when the situation calls for it.

Burnout is a constant problem and unexcused absences create staff shortages at Alabama's Holman Correctional Facility; that means that designated jobs, like cell searches, which each shift has a requirement to perform, don't always get done.

A cell search inside the maximum-security prison results in some heated words and the discovery of a gang manifesto; inmates express their personal feelings in private to the cameras; one confronts his own mortality.

Inside Florida's toughest maximum-security prison a convicted murderer breaks down the ways of prison, while a young, fresh-faced inmate learns about them; another inmate mails a death threat to the White House and then carries out a shocking act.

Pendleton Juvenile is the last stop in Indiana for young offenders who have committed serious crimes; the staff there must always be prepared for the unexpected, and is determined to rehabilitate impulsive teens who are often angry and violent.

A maximum-security prison is responsible for educating and rehabilitating teenage gang members, sex offenders and juveniles with mental health issues; inside the razor wire fences, anything can happen, and some days are more chaotic than others.

The inmates at Indiana's Pendleton Juvenile Correctional Facility aren't sentenced in terms of years; they get out when they achieve certain goals, no matter how long that takes.

Five miles from the riverfront hotels and restaurants of Savannah, Georgia, is a more ominous site, a place where an inmate is severely injured and a friendship is torn; two soon to be brothers-in-law are accused of double homicide.

A jail program attempts to save shelter dogs from being put down; an Army veteran must face his own demons; pregnant and charged with murder, one inmate must decide whether to turn in a family member to save herself.

Grantt Culliver, warden of one of Alabama's toughest prisons, Holman Correctional Facility, doesn't miss a beat in getting into a disruptive inmate's face, but he's also compassionate and gentle when the situation calls for it.

Burnout is a constant problem and unexcused absences create staff shortages at Alabama's Holman Correctional Facility; that means that designated jobs, like cell searches, which each shift has a requirement to perform, don't always get done.

A cell search inside the maximum-security prison results in some heated words and the discovery of a gang manifesto; inmates express their personal feelings in private to the cameras; one confronts his own mortality.

Inside Florida's toughest maximum-security prison a convicted murderer breaks down the ways of prison, while a young, fresh-faced inmate learns about them; another inmate mails a death threat to the White House and then carries out a shocking act.

Pendleton Juvenile is the last stop in Indiana for young offenders who have committed serious crimes; the staff there must always be prepared for the unexpected, and is determined to rehabilitate impulsive teens who are often angry and violent.

A maximum-security prison is responsible for educating and rehabilitating teenage gang members, sex offenders and juveniles with mental health issues; inside the razor wire fences, anything can happen, and some days are more chaotic than others.

The inmates at Indiana's Pendleton Juvenile Correctional Facility aren't sentenced in terms of years; they get out when they achieve certain goals, no matter how long that takes.